TY  - JOUR
TI  - Study of extraction and characterization of ultimate kenaf fibres
AU  - Jaouadi, Mounir
AU  - Halimi, Mohamed Taher
AU  - Msahli, Slah
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - This study proposed an extraction process of Tunisian kenaf fibres to obtain ultimate fibres with minimum aspect ratio,
minimum retention capacity and high yield and high absorption capacity. The extraction process was performed by
varying the treatment duration (120–180 min), the temperature (110–130°C), and the sodium concentration (10–40 g/l).
After that, a factorial design, that has been built using statistical software Minitab.17, was followed to identify the
optimum operating conditions. After the extraction process, kenaf fibres were used to produce dry-laid nonwoven fabrics.
Results reveal that mixed treatment improves the absorption properties of fibres. To characterize these fibres, some
properties were measured like morphological structure and absorption properties: absorption and retention capacity. The
morphology of the cellulose fibres (length and, diameter distribution), obtained from the optimum process, was
determined by measuring 300 fibres with «Leica» optical microscopy. Ultimate fibres extracted from kenaf had an
absorption capacity of 12.5 g/g and a retention capacity of 0.65 g/g. Finally, the characteristics of the optimum ultimate
kenaf were compared to those of other vegetable fibres.
DA  - 2024/08/29/
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.35530/IT.075.04.202349
DP  - DOI.org (Crossref)
VL  - 75
IS  - 04
SP  - 498
EP  - 505
SN  - 12225347
UR  - https://www.revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2024/4/013%20MOUNIR%20JAOUADI%20INDUSTRIA%20TEXTILA%20no.4_2024.pdf
Y2  - 2024/09/07/04:10:52
ER  -